Spring 2021  |  MUS 5150 Section 001: Body Awareness in Activity: The Alexander Technique for Musicians (50528)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
2 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
8 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021
Thu 11:15AM - 12:55PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 12 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
The Alexander Technique is a century-old technique used by musicians and others as a means of solving performance problems. Its principles address how the daily habits in the use of the self (such as sitting, standing, folding/bending, and walking) affect seemingly disparate problems such as stage fright, musculoskeletal pain, playing induced injuries, and computer use injuries. For musicians, the interplay of unconscious habits and the body mechanics of daily use of the self strongly affect tone production and technique. The Alexander Technique provides tools to enhance fundamental coordination leading to greater performance ease and a reduction of chronic aches and pains. More information can be found at: https://www.amsatonline.org
Class Description:
The Alexander Technique is a century-old technique used by musicians and others as a means of solving performance problems and achieving greater potential. For musicians, the interplay of the unconscious habits and body mechanics of daily "use of the self" strongly affect tone production and technical ease. The Alexander Technique provides tools to enhance fundamental coordination leading to improved performance and reduction in stage fright and musculoskeletal pain. The texts used are: "Indirect Procedures--A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique" by Pedro de Alcantara; and "Mind and Muscle" by Elizabeth Langford (available on reserve in library). Class discussions will center on assigned readings and each student will be responsible for two short papers on selected portions of the texts. Also open to non-musicians.
Grading:
33% Reports/Papers
33% Attendance
33% Class Participation
Class Format:
10% Lecture
25% Film/Video
25% Discussion
25% Laboratory
15% Demonstration individual work with students
Workload:
40 Pages Reading Per Week
4 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50528/1213
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 August 2010

ClassInfo Links - Spring 2021 Music Classes

To link directly to this ClassInfo page from your website or to save it as a bookmark, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=MUS&catalog_nbr=5150&term=1213
To see a URL-only list for use in the Faculty Center URL fields, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=MUS&catalog_nbr=5150&term=1213&url=1
To see this page output as XML, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=MUS&catalog_nbr=5150&term=1213&xml=1
To see this page output as JSON, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=MUS&catalog_nbr=5150&term=1213&json=1
To see this page output as CSV, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=MUS&catalog_nbr=5150&term=1213&csv=1
Schedule Viewer
8 am
9 am
10 am
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
7 pm
8 pm
9 pm
10 pm
s
m
t
w
t
f
s
?
Class Title